Liquid purification or separation – Processes – Treatment by living organism
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-29
2005-03-29
Hopkins, Robert A. (Department: 1724)
Liquid purification or separation
Processes
Treatment by living organism
C210S625000, C210S626000, C210S650000, C210S705000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06872312
ABSTRACT:
An activated sludge process for the clarification of wastewater comprising introducing the wastewater into a reactor where microorganisms consume organic material in the wastewater to form a mixed liquor comprising water, the microorganisms and an activated sludge; separating clarified water from the mixed liquor by filtration through a microfiltration or ultrafiltration membrane; separating the activated sludge from the mixed liquor; adding to the activated sludge at least one high molecular weight water soluble polymer to form a mixture of water and coagulated and flocculated solids; dewatering the coagulated and flocculated solids to form a mixture of dewatered solids and filtrate water; and recycling the filtrate water into the mixed liquor and a method of controlling polymer dosage, preferably using fluorescence emission spectroscopy.
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patent: 5413719 (1995-05-01), Sivakumar et al.
patent: 6224769 (2001-05-01), Hasegawa et al.
Collins John H.
Salmen Kristine S.
Shah Jitendra T.
Breininger Thomas M.
Hopkins Robert A.
Martin Michael B.
Nalco Company
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